Essaouira Day Trip: Culture and History Escape

Embark on a full-day journey from Marrakech to Essaouira and explore the vibrant city’s rich culture and history. Discover the sights, sounds, and centuries-old traditions of this seaside gem.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Medina of Essaouira - Leave Marrakecharound 08:00Am ready for a 3-hour journey to the beautiful Essaouira on the Atlantic Coast included 3 stops break on the way . Once you arrive at the port city, formerly known as Mogador, you will have time to enjoy the charming sights of Essaouira, including its ocher-colored walls, the beautiful Moulay El…
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Bilingual driver
  • Free time to visit Essaouira city
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Lunch
Additional Information

A day trip to Essaouira provides a delightful blend of culture, history, and natural beauty. Key attractions include its enchanting UNESCO-listed medina, serene beaches, historic fortifications offering breathtaking ocean views, and fresh seafood from the port. The town boasts a lively art scene, bustling fishing boats, and is renowned for genuine argan…

Location
Hôtel Restaurant Café de France
Rue des Banques
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Nathaniel_l
Jul 17, 2025
Essaouira day drip - The driver was on time and very polite. He asked if we wanted to stop places. I appreciate him asking not just stopping and pushing merchants on us. I have been on other tour's that just randomly stop multiple times and don't ask if you would like to stop.
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Wanda_t
May 25, 2025
Essaouira Worth the Roundtrip Price from Marrakes - The small shared (12 person) bus was very comfortable. Essaouira was beautiful and worth a day trip from Marrakesh. Our driver was so much fun and he seemed to enjoy joking with us. I might skip the stop to look at the goats. The man there forced goats into people’s arms then wanted to charge us to hold them or to get a picture made with them. I would also skip the argon oil cooperative. There are many vendors in the Essaouira markets making argon oil products.
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J_l
May 6, 2025
Punctual and easy. I... - Punctual and easy. I could explore Essaouira on my own. As this is not a guided tour, I recommend researching this city's history in advance.
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862fafaf
Apr 17, 2025
To do! - Good organization, perfect and Essaouira beautiful city I advise you to eat at the fish market on site it cooks fresh fish
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Dayri_l
Mar 28, 2025
Beautiful - Essaoira doesn’t need much of an explanation or a guide. We were on our own exploring. I researched and learned everything I wanted to know before going. I picked which fish, sardines, and shrimp I wanted, they cooked them for me right outside the port. I found a local there who explained everything else that I didn’t know.
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Curiosity319915
May 19, 2025
Recommended excursion. - Beautiful hike. Essaouira is definitely worth a visit. The city is quieter than marrakech although it is very windy. Recommended excursion.
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Rodalita
Apr 29, 2025
Full Day trip to Essaouira - BEAUTIFUL ESSAOUIRA CITY Full Day trip To Essaouira for Markech--Morocco Marakech - Beautiful Essaouira city. Amazing, nice driver. Tour guiding the tour groups. Nice trip with the groups. Take picture in the beautiful Essaouira city. Although very excellent tour and friendly..
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Manisha_j
Jun 6, 2025
Day trip to essuria - One extra hour and little bit of guidance on where to go, what to see etc would have been better. Would have loved to get any historical information
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Stm_martine
Apr 4, 2025
Very medium - Bus with 30 seats, tired shock absorbers, very noisy air conditioning. Very little explanation during the trip but the driver was careful. Fortunately Essaouira deserves the 6h drive. Hard to reach the organizer, our Riad not on the pick-up points. Drop-down list to find riads not in alphabetical order and long, very long. Have given up, so almost 1 km on foot to reach the meeting point.
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Travellingladylondon
Mar 31, 2025
A nice trip if you want lunch by the sea - We enjoyed our trip and it was very well organised, particularly the communication with the guide and being transferred to a taxi to take us back to our riad. The argan oil visit was interesting and there was no pressure to buy. However we would have appreciated more information about what we were seeing on the way and the history of the town itself. Otherwise it was effectively just a coach ride to have an optional fish lunch by the sea, with not much else to do except wander around another big market and explore the port.
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From $23
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).